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Attitudes toward end-of-life situations other than euthanasia and assisted suicide among Portuguese oncologists
Supportive Care in Cancer, 10/12/09
Goncalves JAF – Most Portuguese oncologists respect patients' autonomy, favoring the withdrawal of life support treatment at the patients' request when appropriate and much less do so on the request of others or by their own initiative. They appropriately do not confuse those practices with symptom relief even when hastened death can be envisaged.
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